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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Format</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar to change the appearance of a selected element (or several selected elements) in the current diagram; this does not affect any other occurrence of the selected elements anywhere else in the model.</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">To set the global appearance of all elements throughout a model, use the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog. Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Options</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option, then select </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="standardcolors.htm">Standard Colors</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> and </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="diagram_appearance.htm">Diagram | Appearance</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> from the options tree.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">To override the global appearance and define a default appearance of a selected element (or several selected elements) on all diagrams on which it occurs, right-click on the element and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Appearance | Default Appearance</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> context menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="configuredefaultappearance.htm">Default Appearance</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog displays.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Format</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar provides quick access to the following functions (in order):</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Text font, style, size and effects, through the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="set_element_font.htm">Font</a></span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Text Color (drop-down color palette)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Fill Color (drop-down color palette)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Border or Connector Line Color (drop-down color palette)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Border or Connector Line Width (arrows increase/decrease between </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">1</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> and </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">5</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Apply Style to Element(s)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Copy Style from Element</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Style list for selecting saved styles</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Save style (see below).</span></li>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Format</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> toolbar is not displayed, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Toolbars | Format Tool</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> menu option.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you click on the drop-down arrow for the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Save Style</span><span class="f_BodyText"> (pencil) button, you can select an option from the following list:</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Fill Color</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button can be used in conjunction with the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Project Custom Colors</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu options to enable users to have access to custom-defined project colors. To activate this feature select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tools | Options | Standard Colors</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option and ensure that the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Show Project Custom Colors in Element Format</span><span class="f_BodyText"> checkbox is selected. To define a set of custom colors see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="getsetprojectcustomcolors.htm">Get and Set Project Colors</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can move this toolbar to any dockable position and it retains that position in subsequent sessions. You can hide or show this toolbar using the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Toolbars</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu.</span></p>




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